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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02
Chinese Traits.

At the Berlin Geographical society
Herr A. Henning made many interes-
ting observations on China, founded
on d long acquaintance with that cOun-
try. Among other things he said that
Chinese music knows nothing of pure
Octaves, but only pure fifths. On this
account Chinese music strikes strange
" though not disagreeably on Euro
peans, while the Chinese take some
time to become accustomed to our
music. The Chinese language is not
so destitute Of delicate turns as is
generally believed. The people are
still extremely superstiGOus and pre-
iudiced. Although they acknowledge
the superiority OF European surgery,
they prefer their native doctors, and it
would be dangerous for q European to
undertake any operation. No eXper-
fenced physician, either, would like
co trust medicine to his Chinese pa
Lient without strict supervision. Chi
nese Indifference is still worse than
Chinese superstition. THE Chinese
is born a man, lives a dog, and dies an
ass" No assistance can be found in
that country, where one has to rely on
himself and believe no man. The
want of a sense of the common good,
and of all sei4-sacrifce, is so great
that all the celebrated buildings fall
into decay, sJch as the temples and
royal tOmbs, many of which are beau
,iful. There are no buildings in China
older than three hundred years. Com
municatiOn by road is only kept up
where least difficult; agriculture is in
the same state as a thousand years
ago. The manufacture Of silk decays,
and machines have no chance against
The cheap manual labor. The pOpula-
lion is less than is believed. Though
the towns are crowded, the country is
waste and deserted. The Chinese
themselves think that the population
is greatly Oyerestimated. Pekin has
superficies of about three and one
tenth square miles, and there are a
great many open spaces in the city
while almost all the houses are small
and of only one story; the number Of
inhabitants, instead of amounting to
millions, is at about SOC, 900 souls.
Tien-tsin, the population of which is
given at $50, 600, has probably only TO-
900 to $4,000. Neither is the country
rich. An official with a salary of $50
a month marries and lives very we'll.
Herr Henning thinks it would not be
wise to uprOOt the Institutions Of the
country, in spite of their faults. Euro
pean culture makes its way slowly, and
it is now certain that China can not
get on without Europeans, who, how
ever, should not risk their capital in
the land, as there 5 no guarantee for
it whatever.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

dear boy, that there are men In this
world who have plenty Of money, but
who are yet so utterly friendless-tha5
is IN the possession of true friends
that they would give almost to the ut
termOst farthing of their wealth could
they, by so doing, buy the friendship,
the esteem even, of those whose friend
ship and goodwill Is worth having.
Money is a great power IN the world
George, but there are some things so
precious that even money cannot buy
them. Among these are virtue hon
esty, love, and . clear conscience.
Money can supply all mans physi-
cal wants; it can indeed 90 far toward
catering to his intellectual enjoyment.
toward his comfort and betterment in
a thousand ways; but there are some
longings Of the heart, the sculs higher
nd-better aspirations. that money can
not crafty. The milliona re standing
by the coffin containing the clay OF a
darling son, is no richer, his money
avalleth no more against the King Of
TerrOrs than do the rags Of the pauper.
All Slis wea tn cannot exempt him or
his from the common lot of humanity
it may buy him a finer coffin, a grander
tomb, but, after all his flesh IS food
for the worms, and the succeeding gen
Grafton forget that such a one ever
lived or HAD a being on the face Of the
earth.
The man who invests his money ia
trying to alleviate the sufierings of his
poorer and more unfortunate fellow
creatures; who gives bread to the hun
CRY, a roof to the homeless, and cloth
ing to the naked, gets a far greater in
terest than does the clOse-hsted old
miser who loans his thousands on rail
road stock, or on first mortgages on the
best real estate. The true Philanthro-
pist, the practical helper, is, after ali.
the happiest of men. When q great
man dies now, the first question usual
" asked is, @What did he do for hui
manity?' If the answer Is Nothing"
then the world doesn't take the trouble
to inquire any further into his record.
That answer tells the story. He lived
for himself; he took no interest, be-
yond a selfish one, IN the world, and
human ty cannot, therefore, afford to
bother with him. On the other hand.
had the man, though PENN, ess, been
known as q Trje3Id to his fellows, his
memory liveth forever, and little chill
dren are taught to lisp his name in
loving accents. True friendship is the
crown of life. Bear this in mind, my
dear boy, and never sink the noblesb
things OF life to the mere paltry value
by which some meas re all things, that
is, dollars and cents. Yours, in sincere
friendship, UNCLE SAM
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02
WHY IS IET
why So many DefaIeations9 NFhy
Such InIusIIeea

Why So Many DefaIeations2 - AFhy
Such Injusties2
A good conscience and Divine grace
may do much, but il the key to q mans
body be bad, the mans lie viii be a fail
ure. If the foundation OF a building il
weak, the prudent owner promptly re-
pairs it.
Is there not some reason Why Promi-
nent men who inspire the utmost conf
denee, become criminals, and seek for
eign asylun1s2
The professsd Christian, the devoted
father, the most honored man, after fiji
ing positions Of trust for years, fail.
We see this daily and have found no So
lutiOn to the mystery.
If the medical profession gave this
matter their attention, would it not be
better than wasting their time grinding
over their 'isms, OF worse still, declaim-
ing against improvements that benefit
mankind, but do not happen to come
trom their highly respected schools
They are being tainted by the scientists
that they arc but little further advanced
In their studies than they we're years ago,
while wonderful advancement Of benefit
10 suffering humanity, has been made by
scientists outside the profession.
A lew years ago the medical profess
sion proclaimed to the world that brighEa
dissess WAS fncurable. They are unable
to explain in the slightest degree its
causes. 1t is only within two or three
years that it has become known that
such a disease is only an advanced kid
ney trouble, which was treated with in
difference at first, as OF no consequence.
Within a few years the truth has become
established that most diseases arise from
arrangement OF the kidneys; that II
these organs are In 8 healthy condition,
these diseases would not exist, and when
corrected, the disease ceases.
For years this mas been the keynote
Of the great remedy known as Warmers
safe cure, and from the best Obtainable
information, the fame of the remedy
comes from outside the medical code.
Nevertheless, the popularity Of Warmers
safe cure continues to increase, regard
less Of its place OF birth. The liberal
branches of the medical profession are
fast recognizing its merits, and we ex-
pect they will ere Iorg be proclaimed II
medical halls and conventions. Perhaps
a hundred years from now, the discover
or Of this valuable remedy may receive
some honorable title for the benefi5 he
has conferred upon mankind.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

TIE America girl is cleverly
pictured by HaJDer5on in a novel:
"She was the Oldest child, so she had
her own way; she was pretty, so she
had always been petted; she was %,
so she knew everything that she
thought worth knowing. She hal long
before reconstructed the world lin her
own minO just as it should be, from
the standpoint that it ought to exist
solely for her benefit. Not bad
tempered, on the con .rary cheerful and
full Of high spirits, she was nevertheless
in perpetual protest against everything
that was not exactly as she would have
it, and not all the manners that careful
breeding could imparJ could restrain
the unconscious insolence peculiar to
young and self-satisfed natures"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02
George c. nas Dsfsaas 40 slags.

Everything has been done by society
since 1647 to fasten a bad character
upon the stage. BY society I don't
mean that fond cotorie Of exquisites-
male and female-in each town or CITY
which sets customs and determines the
fashions Of dances, note paper, an Z
walking sticks, but mankind IN general
as distinct from any class, and In this
case as apart from the histrionic class
in particular. I say that since the in
famous act passed by the Long ParIia-
ment In 1916 down to this day society
! has practically Outlawed the member
Of q profession which it is constantly de-
pendent on for amusement and in
structiOn. Is it a matter Of surprise,
then, that actors have dropped into an
attitude of recklessness? The surest
way to lead men into evil courses Is to
cast them out and brand them as
evil. If the actor ignores social usages
and conventional proprieties, it is
very largely owing to the fact that he
has been condemned as a vagabond
without trial Whatever facts may be
as to the moral status of the dramatic
craft, believe the proposition viii
| hold water that there is nothing con
nected with the stage life directly
chargeable with a demoralizing infu-
ence upon human characters. I have
lived among actors exclusively for five
years, and have never heard one of
them charge his profession with lover
ing his standard of life, nor have I
heard one of them excuse his own devi-
alton from the Mosaic decaIogue upon
the ground that he was an actor. It Is
only a sneak and a coward who hides
his wrong doing behind so convenient
a shelter. And no SANDER could be
baser or further from any shred of sup
porting evidence than that which
charges so noble an art with deterio-
rating influence upon human conduct.
/ My own observation. and my own life,
for that matter, have led me to the con
clusion that it is not in any occupation
/ to make a strong man weak or a weak
man strong; but that character is
| evolved through certain inherited ten
denotes. Ones father has more to do
with his life than his occupation. If
what is here said is true, in the name
Of all that's just and fair, won't the self
! appointed censors of the stage call a
halt in their self-righteous accuse
lions against it? I am willing to wager
that there may be found mere
preachers in prison to-day than actors,
but what an infinite idiot I should
/ be if I therefore raised the cry that the
/ pulpit was immoral
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02
Interesting Facts Concerning the Manu-
Gacturs Of Tobacco.

Interesting Facts Concerning the Manu-
haCturs OF Tobacco
Very few users Of the weed realize the
magnitude Of the tobacco business. The
following figures Will, We think, surprise
as well as interest many OF our readers:
In 1886, according to the report Of the
U. S. Internal Revenue Department
there were 966 Tobacco factories In the
United States. These 966 factories man
ufactured 191, 592, 240 lbs. OF Chewing
and Smoking TObRccOB and 5nuffs, on
each pound of which a tax Of 8 cents
was paid to the .. S. Government. OF
this total the house Of P. LOrilIard &
Co. alone manufactured the enormous
quantity Of 1882, $50 lbs, about IA
thousand tons, or One-ssVsnth OF WhBt
It cook 9fi6 factories to make.
This Tobacco was sold by sos, 4l4
dealers, every one OF whom, with scarce
ly an exception, sold more or less of
Lorillard's Climax Plug Tobacco, which
is the acknowledged standard for goods
Of this class.
The LorillRrds began manufacturing
Tobacco as long ago as 1850 and have
tor many years owned and operated the
largest factory In the lCOrId. In the
last q years they haT~ helped support
the United States Government to the
extent Of S44, 70O 100000, paid into the
United States Treasury In Internal Rev
enue taxes. Is it to be wondered at that
there is SO large a surplus in the Treas
ury? The weekly payroll for Loril-
lard's factory amounts to 100000
smau fortune.
These figures go to chow how much
OF a necessity to mankind tobacco has
become, and how the real merit Of the
goods has made Lorillard's Tobaccos the
favored above all others and Climax,
''The old reliable especially. ('To-
B4CCO. New York.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

Known and used by physicians all over the
world. SnOTT's EMULSION not only gives
flesh and strength by virtue Of its own nu-
tritious properties, but creates an appetite
for food that builds mp the wasted body.
ct have been using Scott's Emulsion for
several years, and am pleased with its action.
My patients say it is pleasant and palatable,
and all grow stronger and gain flesh from
the use of it. 7 use it in all cases of Vast
ing Diseases, and it is specially useful for
children when nutrient medication Is
needed, as in Marasmus. IT. w. PIERCE,
NJ. D., Knoxville, ala.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02
Preaching and PractIca.

Deacon Blank-'tH How de do? saw
you at Deacon Goodies lecture last
night"
House agent-''Y Yes; stirring lee
ture, wasn't itP The way he went for
these women Of fashion with no chill
dFen was a caution"
Yes, he said every one Of them
ought to be locked up as criminals. BY
the way, one Of Deacon Goodies
houses is empty. You have the rent
ing Of it and I would like to lease 1t
Tor a year"
Cant let you have it. Deacon
GOOde VIII only let his houses to FAME
lies without children 'i- C}7-lll World
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

AT Cane Hill, Ark, one night re-
Gently, James Houston, was awakened
by a noise under his bed Lighting a
lamp he looked under and saw what he
at first supposed to be a cat, but when
he struck It with a cane a big snake
darted after him. He drove it back
under the bed, took his wife to a
neighbors for safety, and went back
and killed the serpent with a pitchfork.
It measured eleven feet nine inches in
length. had stripes running diagonalIy
around its body and had recently swal-
lowed three young kittens
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02
TTE vOrTH,s CO1IPANTON

has recently been increased in size, making
1t by far the cheapest Illustrated Family
Weekly published. That it is highly appreci-
atsd is shown by the fact that it has won It's
way into 10000 families. The publishers
issue a new Announcement and Calendar
showing increased attractions for the new
year. If $1.75 is sent now, it viii pay fOl
TIE CoAIPASIoN to January, 1889, and you
will receive the admirable Double Thanks
giving and Christmas Numbers, and Other
weekly issues TO January LIST, free.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02
Church and Reform Associations.

The Moxie Nerve Food is creating the
widest concern among the wholesale liquor
dealers. 1t stops the rum habit at once, and
makes the drinker feel better than liquor,
leaves only good, solid health, and doubles
the drinkers capacity for endurance, and
retail liquor dealers find they can make
more money on it than on liquor. The
church and reform associations are backing
the MoLie everywhere. Now the whole
salers want to job the MoXie. It is certainly
making a great stir, and We hope it is to be
the solution Of the liquor question.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02
A sure Thing.

There are very few things in this life Of
which We may be absolutely certain, but
this IS one of them; that Dr.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Purgatiye Pellets, have no equal as q
cathartic IN arrangements of the liver, stOm-
ach and towels. They are very small and
their action is pleasant. Purely vegetable,
perfectly harmless. % cents a vial. AL
druggists.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02
The 2. RI Scott M0nfto, i NV ~

The 2. ri Scott MOHitoT Ia nov occu-
pying les own new building, Of which II
says that al the materisl employed in
its construction Is home made, except
the lumber and glass, and thst Fort
Sco5t glass might have been used, had
the completion Of the building been de-
layed a month.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02
Wby Ne sent ms son to Europe.

American father Yes, I have a
son: but he is in Europe"
Old-time patriot beg your par
don. sir; but it is a shame for an
American youth, born In a land OF
liberty. the iuheritOr of freedom be
ousathed to him by dying ancestors on
the battle fields Of revolution, to fritz
ter away his best wears in Europe"
'iI sent him -1eTe 70 learn trade
The apprentice system IS no longer al
lowed in this country, you know"
81 see; but he VIII come back with
no knowledge Of American lnsutu-
tons"
so much the better. Then he can
pass himself OF for a foreign-boEn cit
zen and get elected to an Office
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

is her crown of glory. But alas! how quick
ly does the nervous debility and chronic
weakness Of the sex cause the bloom Of
youth to pass away, sharpen the Low ~ fea-
lures, and emaciate the rounded form!
There is but one remedy which viii restore
the faded roses and bring back the grace of
youth. 1t is Dr. Pierce's 'FavOrite Pre-
scriptiOn," a sovereign remedy for the dis
eases peculiar to females. 1t Is one of the
greatest boous ever conferred upon the hui
man race, for it preserves that which Is
fairest and dearest to all mHnkind-the
beauty and health of woman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

To know that Catarrh and bad breath can
| easily be alleviated If not cured by a simple,
| inexpensive remedy, which one can obtain
/ and use. One dollar sent to the under.
/ signed viii bring full advice.
/ ROBERT MILLER, JR.,
| Box go Kansas City.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02
To Consumptives.

Reader, can you believe that the Creator
afdicts one-thi.d of mankind with a disease
for which there is 40 remedy? DR.. r. V.
Plerce's Golden Medical Discovery" has
cured hundreds of cases Of consumption,
End men are living tO-dRy-heaithy, robust
Tueu-Whom physicians pronounced lncura-
bIe. because one lung was almost gone.
Send 10 cents IN stamps for Dr.. Pierce s
book on consumption and kindred ahec-
tons. Address Worlds Dispersary Med
zeal Association, 663 Main Street, Buffalo,
N y.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

Mrs. CignavaIl, the woman who murdered
her husband In New York IN order that she
might marry another man, prachced two
weeks under the instructions Of her lover in
order that she might make sure of her aim
when the time came.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

Safe, permanent and complete are the
cures Of bilious and intermittent Diseases
made by Prickly Ash Bitters. Dyspepsia,
general debility, habitual constipation liver
and kidney complaints are speedily eradl-
Gated from the sy-t tenn. 1t dIsinfects, Cleanses
and eliminates all malaria. Health and Wig
or are obtained more rapidly and perma-
neutly by the use OF this great natural anti
dOte than by any other remedy heretofore
known. AS q blood purifier and tonic It
brings health, renewed energy and vitality
to a worn and diseased body.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02
cArARRH CuRED.

A clergyman, after years Of suffering from
that IoathesOme disease, Catarrh, and Vainly
trying every known remedy, at last fOunu a
prescription which completely cured and
saved him from death. any sufferer from
this dreadful disease sending self-addressed
stamped envelope to Prof. J. A Lawrence,
212 East 9Th St, New York, will receive the
recipe free of charge.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

4 II e , & Is no
friend so true as
a dollar or two. F"
And there Is
more truth than
poetry init But
still there is q
friendship the
value of which
cannot be meas
ured In dollars
and cents. Do
you know, my
- ------ az.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins recently presented
q library consisting of 800 worth of books
TO the town of Davis, West Virginia, on con-
ditiOn that the citizens should furnish the
room, which was promptly done.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

When Baby was sick, We gave her CaatOria.
When she was Child, she cried for CastoriA,
When shs became Miss. she ching to CastoriA.
When she had Children. shs gave them CastoEi-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

Verious desperate hair-pulIing combats
among the girls at the Northwestern uniVer-
sity Evanston, III, are causing the grave
and reverend faculty much uneesiuess. They
don't know what to do about it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02
IndOostry vas not only der

IndOOs'rY vas not only der InshtrO0-
ment of impeachment, but it vas der
foundation OF much plenty fun.
Der editor dot vas independence in
poll icks vas der king OF shournalists.
He could lie like der deuce on bote
sides.
When you put der mantle of sharidy
on der back Of poor peoples see dot
it vas pooty veil shtuffed NIT cotton
md wool. National TIeekIy.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

A project which involves the connecting of
Santa Ana, Modsna, Tustin, and Orange
with an electric motor road is receiving the
consideration of wealthy CalifOrnians.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

''Featherbone," an article prepared from
the quilts of geese and turkeys Is largely
ia king the place of WhalebOne IN the manu-
facture of whips, etc, for which whalebOne
was formerly used exclusively.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

A white boy and two colored boys
sers playing marbles az Jeimore, all
aged abs Mt IA years. They got to
Eranghng over the game. when the
Ekits boy struck each Of the eolors1
1oys over the head with 3 club. One
vas dangerously injured. The other
vas not much hnrt
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

JAY EYE SEES Driver, Edwin D. Bither,
usss COIE's VETERINARY CARBOLIsA ALIVE, and
a thorough trial enables him 10 endorse it
as the best remedy tnat he ever saw for gen
eraI stable use. Sold by druggists at Soc and
$LCO
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

Winfield Courier: The building com
mittee OF the Catholic society has Sc
cured additional funds aud the work on
the fine ohureh sdiGcs viii go on to com
| pletion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

It will require 5000 feet Of lumber 70
manufacture boxes for the transportation Of
the records of the military headquarters
from Phoenix, Arizona territory, to Los An
geles, Cal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

The WOman's Temperance Publication
association is said to be the only temperance
association that has ever been able to declare
3 dividend.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

/ Let your girls ride horseback. 1t will
/ make them healthy, strong, active, and self.
reliant; and, gracious, don't they look hand
/ some plancing along on a spirited charger
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

Throat Diseases commence with Cough,
Cold or Sore Throat. BrOlOl1's Bronchial
TToches'' give immediate relief. Sold only
IN bO5css. Price % cts.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-02

HAVE You CArARRH There Is one rene
Cy you can try without danger of humbug.
Send to H G. Coleman, chemist, Aa-ama-
zoo, Mich, for trial package Of his catarrh
cure His only mode of advertising is by
givizg it away. Postage, De- Judge for
y-o1rzaif. Mention this DaLer.